Microretirement

'''Microretirement''' or '''miniretirement''' is an extended break from work. Microretirements are a form of adult [[gap year]]s. Microretirement may be taken to combat [[occupational burnout]].<ref name="NYTApr">{{cite news |title=To Escape the Grind, Young People Turn to 'Mini-Retirements' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/young-people-work-mini-retirement.html |access-date=7 July 2025 |publisher=The New York Times |date=April 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelken-Zitser |first1=Joshua |title=I 'micro-retired' in my 30s by investing every dollar from my side income. It sounds almost too simple to be true, but it works. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/micro-retirement-financial-independence-quit-job-2025-5 |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Micro-retirement: has gen Z found a brilliant fix for burnout? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/24/micro-retirement-has-gen-z-found-brilliant-fix-burnout |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=24 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ph.D |first1=Bryan Robinson |title='Micro-Retirement': The New Career Trend Rising Among Gen Z |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2025/01/29/micro-retirement-the-new-career-trend-rising-among-gen-z/ |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

'''Microretirement''' or '''miniretirement''' is an extended break from work. Microretirements are a form of adult [[gap year]]s. Microretirement may be taken to combat [[occupational burnout]].<ref name="NYTApr">{{cite news |title=To Escape the Grind, Young People Turn to 'Mini-Retirements' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/young-people-work-mini-retirement.html |access-date=7 July 2025 |publisher=The New York Times |date=April 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelken-Zitser |first1=Joshua |title=I 'micro-retired' in my 30s by investing every dollar from my side income. It sounds almost too simple to be true, but it works. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/micro-retirement-financial-independence-quit-job-2025-5 |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Micro-retirement: has gen Z found a brilliant fix for burnout? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/24/micro-retirement-has-gen-z-found-brilliant-fix-burnout |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

Microretirement may create gaps in employment that may impact future employment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verasai |first1=Anna |title=Micro-Retirement: Gen Z's Answer to Burnout with Hidden Risks |url=https://www.thehrdigest.com/micro-retirement-gen-zs-answer-to-burnout-with-hidden-risks/ |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=The HR Digest |date=29 June 2025}}</ref>

Microretirement may create gaps in employment that may impact future employment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verasai |first1=Anna |title=Micro-Retirement: Gen Z's Answer to Burnout with Hidden Risks |url=https://www.thehrdigest.com/micro-retirement-gen-zs-answer-to-burnout-with-hidden-risks/ |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=The HR Digest |date=29 June 2025}}</ref>